Where does “bloßhäuptig” come from?

bloßhäuptig (German) comes from German bloß, from Middle High German blōȥ, from Old High German blōz, from Proto-West Germanic *blaut, from Proto-Germanic blautaz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰlāw-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰel — shiny, white.

bloßhäuptig (German): bareheaded

Definitions

  1. bareheaded

Ancestry of “bloßhäuptig”, step by step

bloßhäuptig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German bloß

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbloßmere, sole; bare, uncovered, nude; merely, only
2Middle High Germanblōȥ
3Old High Germanblōzbare, naked; naked, bare
4Proto-West Germanic*blaut
5Proto-Germanicblautazsoft; exhausted; emptied out; spent; fainthearted
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰlāw-
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰelshiny, white

via German Haupt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHaupthead; head; leader; chief; chief
2Middle High Germanhöubethead
3Old High Germanhoubithead
4Proto-Germanichaubudąhead
5Proto-Indo-Europeankáput-head
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰel